Italians Able to Head to Polls in Seven Regional Elections Despite Coronavirus
ROME (AP) — Italians in seven regions headed to the polls Sunday for two days of voting shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ROME (AP) — Italians in seven regions headed to the polls Sunday for two days of voting shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Populist Italian Senator Matteo Salvini was the victim of a physical attack by a left-wing migrant during a campaign event ahead of the regional elections in the traditional leftist stronghold of Tuscany.
ROME (AP) — Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, who has a history of heart and other medical problems, was admitted to a Milan hospital early Friday as a precaution to monitor his coronavirus infection, a top aide said.
A poll taken ahead of the regional election in the leftist stronghold of Apulia has revealed that the centre-right candidate backed by Matteo Salvini has a slight lead in the race.
A prominent Protestant leader in Italy has called for streamlined channels of immigration from Africa into Europe after some 370 migrants arrived on the island of Lampedusa Saturday night.
The leader of Italy’s League party has attacked Education Minister Lucia Azzolina, calling her incompetent in dealing with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Populist Italian Senator Matteo Salvini has announced he is considering launching a legal complaint against the leftist coalition government for aiding illegal migration.
The Italian Senate has voted to strip populist Senator Matteo Salvini of parliamentary immunity, which could see the League leader face trial for “kidnapping” illegal migrants.
Populist Senator Matteo Salvini slammed the leftist coalition government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, noting the recent increase of illegal migrants and the risks of a new Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
The leader of Italy’s populist Lega party has denounced the three-month extension of Italy’s state of emergency over the coronavirus, suggesting that the decision was made for “political purposes.”
At least 60 per cent of Italians say they are worried about racism in Italy today under the leftist coalition government, a 13 per cent increase from a poll taken when populist Matteo Salvini’s League was in power.
Italian voter confidence in the government of Giuseppe Conte has declined by 20 percentage points since mid-March and now sits at just above 30 percent, according to a poll released Wednesday by Tecnè.
The leader of Italy’s leading party declared Friday that China’s communist regime has nothing in common with Italian democracy, while condemning Italy’s official silence on Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong.
Italian intelligence agencies have warned of a new surge of migrants in the coming weeks, stating at that least 20,000 migrants are ready to leave Libya and head for Europe.
The far-left extremist Antifa movement and its allies have carved a wave of violence, destruction, and even murder for decades in Europe and their history should serve as a warning to the United States of America.
The Lega party of Matteo Salvini has lengthened its lead over the opposition in the latest national electoral poll, climbing to 27 percent, while the Democratic Party (PD) dropped to below 20 percent.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday outlined her vision for a global European Union, backing it to deliver guidance on handling the Chinese coronavirus pandemic based on what she claimed was the manifest evidence of the organization’s achievements.
The trial of populist Italian Senator Matteo Salvini for allegedly kidnapping migrants has been postponed following leaks of Whatsapp chats between Italian magistrates last week and the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
Hungarian-American plutocrat George Soros attacked populist Italian senator Matteo Salvini, claiming the League (Lega) leader wants to get Italy out of the European Union and the euro currency.
A leaked chat between Italian magistrates reveals that while they admitted thinking in private that former interior minister Matteo Salvini’s migrant policies were correct and legal, they chose to attack him publicly.
The League’s Matteo Salvini has attacked the proposed amnesty, pointing to the millions of unemployed Italians who need work before illegals.
A trade unionist has threatened a general strike of migrant farm labourers if the Italian government does not declare an amnesty.
Populist Senator Salvini slammed the government for handing over millions of euros to al-Shabaab for the return of a kidnapped aid worker.
An Italian nurse working on the frontline against the Chinese coronavirus was brutally sexually assaulted by an African migrant after finishing her shift and heading to her home.
The leader of Italy’s principal opposition party has slammed Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte for failing to deliver on promises to liberate Italians from the coronavirus lockdown and get the country working again.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has issued another apology to Italy over the European Union’s lack of solidarity during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
French economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi is the latest financial expert to sound the alarm that a lack of solidarity in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic could spell the end of the European Union (EU).
Populist Italian Senator Matteo Salvini joined former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in coming out against the “Cura Italia” Wuhan coronavirus bailout decree, saying that Italians will not see “one lira” of cash.
Discontented members of the Five Star Movement (M5S) have threatened to pull the plug on the leftist coalition government over their opposition to the use of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
Italian law enforcement intervened at the end of a Palm Sunday Mass celebrated by Bishop Raffaello Martinelli with some 40 persons in attendance.
Bologna Cardinal Matteo Zuppi said Monday that he opposes Matteo Salvini’s call for open churches on Easter, saying that it is too “risky” and the Church has to “respect the rules.”
Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s opposition party, has called for churches to be open at Easter, insisting that people should be able to care for their spiritual health as they care for their bodies.
Populist Italian senator Matteo Salvini has warned that without a substantial economic aid package of at least 100 billion euros to counter the economic effects of coronavirus, Italians could revolt.
Populist Italian senator Matteo Salvini has criticised the leftist coalition government’s mass quarantine decree, saying it does not go far enough to protect Italians from coronavirus.
Nicola Zingaretti, leader of Italy’s Democratic Party and governor of the nation’s Lazio region, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Zingaretti — who is the first leading politician in Italy to have come down with the virus — took to social media on Saturday to inform the public not to worry, assuring the Italian people that he is “fine.”
Italy’s Minister of Education Lucia Azzolina announced Wednesday afternoon that due to the coronavirus outbreak, all schools and universities in the country will be closed at least until March 15.
Since January 1st of 2020, a total of 2,553 migrants have arrived in Italy under the leftist coalition government, with February also seeing a surge in new arrivals.
Italian populist leader Matteo Salvini has proposed a national unity government be formed to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak spreading across Italy.
Former Italian Deputy PM Matteo Salvini attacked the nation’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, on Tuesday over the coronavirus outbreak.
Despite a sudden massive surge of cases of the Coronavirus in Italy over the weekend, a former minister is pushing to open the border.